Free security planning calculator
Estimate video storage before the recorder is undersized.
Model a preliminary storage target, then validate it against the actual cameras, scenes, codec, recording schedule and redundancy requirements.
Estimated usable storage target30 TB
Raw recording estimate: 24.9 TB
This planning estimate does not account for codec behavior, scene complexity, audio, RAID, drive formatting, database overhead, failover or platform-specific limits.Validate a real system ↗01
Bitrate matters
Resolution alone does not determine storage. Frame rate, codec, image complexity and quality settings change the actual stream.
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Usable retention matters
“Thirty days” should mean the oldest required video remains available under realistic activity—not a best-case brochure estimate.
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Overhead matters
RAID, formatting, databases, failover and operating margin can reduce capacity available for recorded video.